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2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 942

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS.

Became law as Public Act 11-46, signed June 13, 2011, 124 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To preserve the integrity of elections by requiring municipalities to have emergency plans to counter potential issues that may arise on election day, to permit the Secretary of the State increased access and oversight to polling places and to require municipalities to certify the amount of ballots ordered for each polling place, based upon historical turnout and other relevant factors.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    17 co-sponsors

    Linda M. Gentile, Diana S. Urban, Elaine C. O'Brien, Charles D. Clemons Jr., Bob Godfrey, Elissa T. Wright, Bruce V. Morris, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, Matthew L. Lesser, Terrie E. Wood, David A. Baram, Henry J. Genga, Patricia Billie Miller, Susan M. Johnson, Tony Hwang, Gregory Haddad, Joseph C. Serra

    Its course

    February 9 to June 13, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action23 actions on 15 days

    In the SenateFeb 9 to May 1292 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 9 to Mar 3049 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 27 to May 47 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 12 to May 2513 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 25 to Jun 713 days

    With the GovernorJun 7 to Jun 136 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 9 – May 12

    1. Feb 9Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 10Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 30Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 27Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 4Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 12Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 13 – May 25

    1. May 13Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 25Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 4 – Jun 13

    1. Jun 4Numbered Public Act 11-46
    2. Jun 7Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 13Signed by the Governor
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 31FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 18FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 27REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 4Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 5NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 12SENATE PASSEDSenate
    17. May 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    18. May 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    19. May 25HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    20. May 25IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    21. Jun 4PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    22. Jun 7TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    23. Jun 13SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor